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coldest days of winter were upon them, and a thin layer of ice had just formed underneath the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yang Yonghua’s hefty body hit the water, the thin ice shattered, and the bone-chillingly cold water soaked through her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the water was shallow enough that it posed no risk of drowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m freezing to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Help!” A scream like that of a pig being slaughtered echoed from beneath the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick, let’s go down and pull Yonghua up!” Zhang Juyun didn’t have time to speak with An Hao, signaling everyone, and the gossipy women all scrambled to rescue her from under the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aunt Yang, don’t hurry back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take your time to wash yourself clean before you come out, and maybe clear your head a bit too!” An Hao cleared her throat and called out, then chuckled and headed for home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once An Hao arrived home, her family had just woken up from their noontime nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She plopped the carrying basket onto the table in the main room and picked up the enamel jar to pour herself a drink, parched from the journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xue glanced at the basket and asked with a teasing smile, “Weren’t you off to sell goods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you done selling?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sold out.” An Hao finished her water and lifted the cloth covering the basket to reveal a pile of items inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I sold some things and bought some stuff for the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our family can finally have a good celebration this year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Shuchao was packing his smoking pipe and upon hearing his daughter’s words, he leaned in to peek inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the large chunk of meat, his face bloomed with joy: “Indeed, it has been several years since we’ve had a proper meat meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good girl, you’ve done well today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Hao saw An Shuchao’s rare smile and felt that her efforts today were worthwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were speaking, Bai Yanjiao swept into the room through the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the array of items on the table, her eyes sparkled with excitement: “Am I dreaming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister, did you really make money today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much did you earn?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Hao pulled out the twenty dollars from her pocket, counted out fifteen, and handed them to An Shuchao: “Dad, this is the money I borrowed from you before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said I’d return it double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extra five dollars are for you to use for the household expenses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You earned so much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You made more in one day than some people make in half a month!” An Shuchao was paranoid about poverty, so the sight of the money made him beam with happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, how come you still have five dollars left?” Bai Yanjiao’s eyelids were thin, and seeing the five dollars in An Hao’s hand filled her with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was several months’ worth of pocket money for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is working capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m saving it for a reason!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a next time,” An Hao planned to do more in the next round, then take the goods and sell them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, can you give me two dollars?” Bai Yanjiao eyed the money in An Hao’s hands, itching with desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a long time since she had gone to the market in town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that An Hao was unwilling to share, Bai Yanjiao rolled her eyes at her: “You’re so stingy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m stingy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know how much soy sauce and vinegar those two dollars could buy for our family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to spend money, go earn it yourself!” An Hao did not care for Bai Yanjiao’s selfish attitude and retorted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at Sister!” Bai Yanjiao clung to Bai Xue’s neck, a face full of grievance, “She won’t give it to me, and she despises me like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to An Hao’s words, Bai Xue felt angered and poked Bai Yanjiao’s forehead: “Why do you have no ambition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You treat her like a sister, but she doesn’t treat you like one!”\u003C\u002Fp>",733,"2026-06-03T10:10:23.630Z","2026-06-03T10:10:27.250Z",1,"novelbin.me","23b3e4b00157b00add66c2e11d5cdad6785580020c0400f8ea87d3803a84ad9e","sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-chapter-19","sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-chapter-17",2511,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-cover.jpg"]